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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) While waiting to find out whether there will be more talks with Josh Hamilton, the Texas Rangers agreed to a two-year contract with free-agent reliever Joakim Soria and reached a deal to keep catcher Geovany Soto.
Soria, a two-time All-Star with Kansas City, is recovering from elbow ligament-replacement surgery on April 3. The 28-year-old right-hander also had the ligament replaced in 2003.
His agreement was revealed Monday by a person familiar with the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity because it had not been announced. The person said the contract includes an option for 2015.
Soria's agent, Oscar Suarez, would say only ``we're very close to a deal with the Texas Rangers.''
Texas general manager Jon Daniels wouldn't confirm an agreement and wouldn't even say whether medical reports suggest Soria will recover by May or the All-Star game.
``I'm not going to comment on him at this time,'' Daniels said. ``I've got to protect the organization.''
On the day starting catcher Mike Napoli agreed to a $39 million, three-year contract with Boston, a deal subject to a physical, Texas retained Soto for a $2.75 million, one-year agreement. He can earn an additional $250,000 in performance bonuses.
Soto, who turns 30 next month, hit .196 with five homers and 25 RBIs in 47 games last season. He was the NL Rookie of the Year in 2008 when he batted .285 with 23 homers and 86 RBIs for the Chicago Cubs.
``It was not a great catching market to begin with,'' Daniels said. ``It's a tough position to fill in the game right now.''
Texas allowed Soto to become a free agent when it failed to offer a contract by Friday's deadline. The move allowed the team to cut his salary, which was $4.3 million this year, by more than 20 percent.
``He's in an environment where he's comfortable,'' Rangers manager Ron Washington said. ``The key is that we make sure he'll be in the best physical and mental shape that he possibly can be and maybe we can get out of him what he did in his rookie year and the year after in Chicago. But the main thing is everyone loved throwing to him.''
Texas decided not to guarantee three seasons for Napoli. He hit .320 with 30 homers and 75 RBIs as the Rangers won their second straight AL pennant in 2011, then slumped to a .227 average with 24 homers and 56 RBIs this year as he became a first-time All-Star. His on-base percentage dropped from .416 to .343.
``They were very upfront with us throughout the process. So not a surprise,'' Daniels said. ``I'm hesitant to use the word disappointment because ultimately we had a decision to make.''
Hamilton, who hit 43 home runs with 128 RBIs for the Rangers last season, was in Nashville but not to speak with the Rangers.
``I saw Josh on the flight here Sunday by accident. Coincidence, I guess, is a better word than accident,'' Daniels said. ``Chatted with him a little bit in the airport. I know he's here probably to meet with some other teams.''


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The Schwab Center for Financial Research released a statement, "Beyond the Supercommittee," late Tuesday following the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction's failure to reach an agreement on how to reduce the debt over the next 10 years. The committee's deadline for a resolution was Nov. 23, but members were required to release to the public their recommendations by Monday, Nov. 21.
As a result, automatic cuts that will trim $1.2 trillion, $2 billion of which will be from savings on interest on the debt, will take effect Jan. 3, 2013. Those cuts will be spread out over the next nine years, and will be taken equally from defense and non-defense spending. Social Security, Medicaid, veterans' benefits, children's health programs and the Earned Income Tax Credit are exempt from any cuts.
Schwab notes, though, that with more than a year before these "automatic" cuts begin, there's plenty of time for Congress to undo them. "A number of members of Congress from both sides of the aisle have said that they will make attempts in the coming year to reduce or eliminate many of the planned cuts."
For businesses, a research and development tax credit is set to expire at the end of the year, as well as the 2011 payroll tax cut, which reduced the amount of payroll taxes taken out of employees' checks to 4.2%. Extending that cut for another year would cost $100 billion. A proposal by President Barack Obama to reduce the tax again to 3.1% would cost about $245 billion.
For individuals, deductions for state and local sales tax, college tuition and the IRA charitable rollover are set to expire at the end of the year. Looking further ahead, the Alternative Minimum Tax patch that increased the exemption from the AMT is in place for the 2011 tax year.
The biggest issue, though, is that the Bush tax cuts will expire at the end of 2012. "Congress will need to deal with those before the end of 2012," Schwab notes. "There is a good chance that Congress will wait until after the 2012 elections to address the issue, in what is known as a 'lame duck' session of Congress in November/December 2012. That's what happened in 2010, when Congress waited until December 17th before passing a two-year extension of the tax cuts."
Following the supercommittee's failure to meet its first deadline on Monday, market action was "grim," according to Schwab, but the company noted that the eurozone crisis could be as much at fault.
Regardless of the cause, though, it does add to the "confidence crisis" investors have suffered from.
"The market continues to resemble a see-saw, moving from risk-on to risk-off mode, depending on news flow. After a nearly 10% rally in the first four months of the year, the market suffered a near-20% correction over the next five months, before rallying a big 17% in October. Since then, the market has been consolidating some of those gains."
Schwab believes there are sufficient positive influences to keep the market in a trading range with an upward bias. For instance, weekly unemployment insurance claims were below 400,000 for the third straight week, while layoffs fell and job postings increased. Bank lending among consumers and businesses is on the rise, and optimism is slowly increasing among banks and consumers alike.
Nine of the 10 leading economic indicators that make up The Conference Board's Leading Economic Index are up. Inflation and housing news is also improving.
That's just in the United States. Schwab is confident that global influences won't drag down U.S. stocks. While a eurozone recession is "likely," trade with Europe only accounts for 1.3% of GDP.
That's not to say it's all good news. Oil prices are climbing on continued tension in the Middle East and market volatility continues to keep investors out of the market. Speaking at Schwab Impact 2011 in San Francisco earlier this month, LizAnn Sonders, (left), chief market strategist for Schwab, told attendees, "We have to face the fact that the movers of the market tend to be high frequency traders." She worried that "the market is more reactionary than it's ever been before, and is not playing its proper role."
Also adding to Schwab's bearish outlook is the risk that another U.S. recession hasn't be completely eliminated; a downward revision to third-quarter GDP "adds fuel to that view. Finally, the supercommittee's failure should not be overlooked.
Despite these challenges, Schwab is still convinced that the positive factors will bear more weight on the economy than the negative factors.
"Admittedly, the bearish case is the more intellectually powerful and will continue to put pressure on the US economy and markets," the company wrote. "But we believe much of it is already built into expectations (and prices). When the expectations bar gets set as low as it has been, the ability for results to hurdle that bar becomes easier."
Schwab points to October's market rally as evidence that "you don't need a rash of exceptionally good news—just marginally better news than the consensus expects—to pull some of the massive sidelined money back into the market."
Should Congress fail to undo the expected automatic cuts, the defense sector will be the riskiest industry "by far," as it's facing up to $900 billion in cuts, according to a Strategas Group report cited by Schwab. While military officials and members of Congress on both sides of the aisle have criticized cuts to defense spending, the president has said he would veto attempts to undo those cuts.
Health-care companies that work with the government are also at risk. Strategas estimated companies that provide Medicare services could lose $120 billion.
For now, rating agencies don't appear to be in any hurry to downgrade the United States' debt rating. Following the announcement of the supercommittee's failure, Standard & Poor's, Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings reaffirmed their current ratings, according to Schwab.
Nevertheless, Treasury yields are trading at 40-year lows, Schwab writes, and the United States continues to receive inflows of foreign capital. "Even with downgrades, the market action suggests that the US Treasury market remains the benchmark for global investors. We believe that the market will determine interest rates on US debt, not the rating agencies."

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Efforts to overturn the Maryland Dream Act granting undocumented resident aliens tuition rates at state colleges equal to those charged citizen residents of Maryland would have voters veto a clause of the 14th Amendment: "No State shall … deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
The interpretation that the equal protection clause covers everyone, citizen or not, was established in a Supreme Court decision in Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886) and reaffirmed in Yamataya v. Fisher (1903) and in Pyler v. Doe (1982), the last ordered equal education for all in the elementary and secondary school levels. Extending that equality to college level is a valid application of those decisions.
A republic is a government in which the people exercise their power through elected representatives as legislators and elected officials as executives. A democracy is a government in which the people exercise their power directly. The records of the formation of our Constitution are clear that the republican form was to be adopted at both the federal and the state level.
The exercise of the legislative power by direct ballot is contrary to the clearly stated original intent of the framers of the Constitution. It is not the "republican form of government" required of the states by Article IV of the Constitution nor is it a "due process of law" as required under the 14th Amendment.
Thus, the referendum is unconstitutional in process as well as substance. What part of equal protection for every person is hard to understand? I guess all of it for all too many in Maryland with its long history of ethnic and racial hatreds.
And how much will Maryland waste trying to prevent equal protection of every person?
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This falcon-cam view as the predator hunts a crow is incredible — but just as incredible is the old sailing illusion it's using to do so.
New Scientist reports on research from scientists at Haverford College that tracks the hunting movement of peregrine falcons through the use of the (highly enjoyable) falcon-cam. The researchers had predicted that the hawks would follow a spiral pattern that had been predicted using mathematical models. So, how did the models do?
The falcons did not behave as predicted. Instead, they fixed a potential victim in their field of view using a method commonly used by sailors to avoid collisions, called constant bearing. This meant they were always flying towards the prey's future location, ready to intercept them.
Yep, falcons are hunting crows using the old sailor's illusion of constant bearing decreasing range (CBDR), where, although the objects are rapidly moving closer, they maintain the same course which tricks the eye into thinking that the distance hasn't yet been closed.
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"Toy Story 3" has one very frightening scene, but doesn't end as bleakly as one prank envisioned.
Fans of the "Toy Story" movie trilogy well know that terrifying scene in the third movie where it appears as if Woody, Buzz and pals are going to burn up in a trash incinerator. (Spoiler alert!) They're saved at the last minute by the little green aliens and their prowess with a giant claw, but one family decided that ending wasn't quite dark enough.
In a video that has recently gone viral on YouTube, a user going as justinwwwalin and one of his siblings decide to fool their mother by re-editing the ending of the Disney-Pixar animated tale using the software program Final Cut Pro. In their version of the film, the beloved toys aren't saved, and presumably fall into the fire to be burned up.
The scene doesn't get too graphic –- it merely fades to black, leaving the characters' incineration up to the imagination –- but it's still a shocking and heart-wrenching end.
As he edits the movie, the filmmaker notes, "Everyone knows at this part, when they're about to go into the lava, the claw picks them up and saves them. Well, we didn't really think that was a good enough ending…We thought it should end with them accepting their deaths."
Accordingly, the amateur editors chop off the ending, then show it to their mother and other family members.
"Is that it?" their startled mother asks when the film comes to a close. "That's not it?"
"Isn't that the saddest ending to a Disney movie ever?" the filmmaker responds. "They burnt alive."
"That is so wrong," mom replies. "Wouldn't kids be…They'd be sad? It's like devastating."
The real version of "Toy Story 3" goes on to have the rescued toys taken to a new home with young Bonnie. The actual film was released in theaters in 2010, earning rave reviews and several Academy Award nominations. But even with its happy ending, the incinerator scene shocked many viewers.
In his review for the Orlando Sentinel, film critic Roger Moore wrote that some scenes were "almost too intense for a children's cartoon," adding, "What had been a break-the-toys-out-of-daycare comedy — Pixar's "Prison Break" – becomes Disney's "Inferno.""
On the YouTube video, the filmmaker later interviews his mother documentary-style, asking her opinion of the ending before divulging the truth about his magic in the cutting room. Needless to say, mom isn't quite as amused as the rest of the family, who enjoys the joke at her expense.
"How does it feel to have trolls for kids?" the filmmaker asks.
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Archer, you are 5 months old!!!!!
This post is a couple of days late, but little man and his big sister have kept me busy busy busy!
WeightYou are about somewhere around 17lbs. And you love to eat so I know that you will continue to gain! We are planning on starting cereal in a few weeks (closer to your 6 month mark) and I know that you will love that!
LengthYou are still very long, and are in the higher percentiles for sure! You are over 27" at this point, and the last time you were measured, you were in the 97%!!! Tall boy!
ClothesYou now wear all 6-9 and 9-12 month clothes now. It is getting harder and harder to keep you in clothes! You have been wearing hats and sunglasses too, since we are spending more time outside (which you love!). Your socks are 12-18 month socks- you have HUGE feet!
NicknamesArch, Bub, Bubs, Bubba, Brother, Chubs, Chunky Monkey, BuddaBall, Chubbers, Archie-Boy (I am the only one who is allowed to call him that...he will NOT be called "Archie" if I can help it!)
You are exclusively breastfed, and will take a bottle if you have to (of breast milk). But you won't take it from me at all! You love to eat and are eating every 3-4 hours usually. Although sometimes you still want to eat every 1-2 (I think that is when you are going through a growth spurt). You nurse for about 10-20 minutes on one side at a feeding, and it seems to work pretty well for us! I can now pretty much eat anything I want, and you handle it well thanks to your reflux medicine! You have started going about 5 or 6 hours each night, which has been nice! You eat around 10-11, then not again until 3 or 4. You have started really studying us when we eat and just a few days ago you started smacking your lips when you see food! I think when we start solids, you will be ready!
Fun Stuff- some are the same from months 1-4!
* You smile and laugh a lot!
* You love to bat at things and love to stare at yourself in the mirror and look at lights and fans!
* You have started tolerating your carseat better, which has been nice!
* You surprisingly enjoy bathtime and it seems to calm you down.
* You still love to be naked! You just smile and smile when you are stripped down!
* You are more content to just be held without having to be moving. I think now that you are seeing more and noticing more, the movement isn't as important for your sensory input. (listen to me, all OTish! HAHA!)
* You are only fussy in the evenings now, and those times seem to be getting shorter and shorter!
* You love to sit up in my lap, look around, and especially look at our faces and the cross wall!
* You hold your head up so well and are very strong. You are really starting to enjoy tummy time as long as you have a mirror or book to look at!
* You now roll over both ways on a consistent basis!
* You have started taking a paci on a regular basis. It still isn't "needed" for you, but you will take it and enjoy it some, too.
* You are super gassy and have really stinky toots! But most of the time it doesn't bother you!
* You can now sit up on your own!!!! This morning, you went from inclined laying to sitting up, and you were so proud of yourself! We were proud of you, too!
* You are very tolerant of your sister, and have really started watching and smiling at her. I think the two of you are going to be very close! Although you do love to pull her hair!!!
* You still prefer mommy, but are starting to really like that daddy guy, too!
* You are really getting good at grabbing things and love to put things in your mouth!
* You give kisses now!
* You don't have any teeth yet, but I think one is coming!
Archer- happy 5 month birthday!!! You are getting to be such a big, happy, fun, and outgoing boy! We love you so much and you have brought so much joy and happiness to our lives! We love you, and we thank the Lord each day for you! I pray that your daddy and I can honor God and raise you into the man He wants you to be!
~Mommy, Daddy, and Sister (Ava)
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Posted 29 April 2008 - 09:39 PM
As for what the shadow is, thats difficult to say. In a dimly lit room, with no flash, people can show up like this. But I can't say if it is or isn't. I do think that under those lighting conditions that it could be something quite normal, whether we can identify it or not.
Posted 29 April 2008 - 10:36 PM
Was there anyone else (friend, family member, significant other, etc.) in the room with you when this shot was taken? If so, can you be sure that this wasn't them walking around in that part of the room when you took the photo? I've seen photos of living people that turned out this way due to poor lighting and motion blur, so that's why I'm asking if we can rule this out.
As far as the lack of reflection in the mirror, it looks like the figure might not be standing in line with the mirror. If you look, you'll see the curtains on the left reflected in the mirror. The mirror seems to be catching that side of the room, close to the wall/window. So judging from the angle that the photo was taken, the figure may not be visible in the mirror simply due to its location. The lack of reflection is interesting, but I think it may be explainable.
Either way, this is a cool photo and I'm glad you posted it. Right now, I'm not sure what to think of it. If you're certain that there was nobody else in the room with you (or at least nobody within the frame of the photo), then you might have something here.
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I noticed that the left leg doesnt disapper in the Chair : its just crossed
The upper part of the body is covered with a bed sheet you can see that on the second picture (the configuration ot these kind of bed is 3 bed sheet one under the pillow and a second one protecting the big one like that the housekeeping dont have to wash the big one every time, you can see another sheet near the flowers, another big one you normally find in the closet)
I think that they tried to take a picture with the big one from the closet but it didnt make the same effect then they tried with the small one.
I dont know the effect used to make it black shadow.
Its my opinion : i think thats a well done fake
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Posted 30 April 2008 - 04:09 AM
I agree the "face" is an illusion from the curtain. Otherwise, if you are serious that no one was standing there - Holy Cow!
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About the shadow not being in the mirror; If it were just a shadow, it would follow the drapes and should be in the reflection. There are many points of reference to see more or less where this shadow was standing. Another weird thing is the lamp was the only light source in the room. The shadow figure is casting two of it's own shadows going in different directions. From what I can see, with the excepions of the shadows outlined in white, the shadows are all consistent with the lamp being the only light source.
The blue and green lines are just for reference. I have included an image from the day when we arrived. The daylight pictures were taken because my wife had a good laugh that her mother has the same drapes in her house. They have a thing going where they joke around that nothing changes at my mother in laws house. I have been doing some research calling on other motels and business's in the area. Perhaps I have captured Henry Comstock of the Comstock Lode. He went insane and killed himself. Did it in Montana not Nevada but his mine, the richest in history built the town. Perhaps he has returned. If there was a soul that would not be settled he would be one. Having sold his interest cheap not knowing the millions that would be made from it.
This is a genuine spirit/soul. There was no attempt to make this a "fake" what you are seeing is 100% genuine and I feel fortunate to have captured it.
Posted 30 April 2008 - 11:14 AM
Rather than the leg disapearing it looked to me more like the figure is perched on the edge of the chair arm with the leg bent at an angle. Similar to what someone else said about it being crossed. If you really are sure that no one else was in the shot then well done! I love it!!!
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Posted 30 April 2008 - 12:37 PM
Here is an image I captured last year in my motel room in Virginia City, Nevada. Look at the mirror to the right, no reflection. I also believe there is a second spirit. You can make out a face over his shoulder. First image is original and untouched. I played around with the image and was amazed to see the shadow take the shape of a man.
Well done, what a fantastic capture, one of the best ive seen now for a while, thankyou for sharing. Jo x
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Just submitted it!
Posted 30 April 2008 - 05:12 PM
As far as the man's face, it is not the curtain. It doesn't match up at all and you can actually see the curtain folds THROUGH his face. I wish I could figure out how to upload a full size picture of a cropped photo, I'm afraid what comes out here may be too small to see the details of the curtain through him. Anyway, compare your capture with the picture of Henry Comstock. Very similar.. same gaze. See below:
Posted 01 May 2008 - 03:40 AM
If all natural causes have been ruled out I think you got yourself a genuine shadow ghost capture. Well done.
Cant wait to see it in the gallery
Posted 01 May 2008 - 10:44 AM
to me, it does not look like a man, but a woman looking at the camera with her hands in her pocket, kind of slouched, standing so her left side is facing the camera...with a dress/skirt and bare legs.
Anyway, what do I know?
I am curious though, with low lit photos, why is it "questionable" what it may be, when you can lighten them up so much digitally? (like Dem and Juarez did?). When you are lightening them up afterward on the computer, it isn't trustworthy?
Edited to add: A lot of people died in Virgina City, NV. Does it have to be someone famous? Just curious, because I notice a lot of people, in general, attribute activity to someone famous as opposed to it just being Josie the local seamstress....
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Hartwick - 10, Farmingdale State - 9
Farmingdale, N.Y. - A goal by Hartwick's sophomore midfielder Cody Ciolino (Nesconset, N.Y.) with 44 seconds remaining gave the visiting Hawks a 10-9 victory over Farmingdale State in today's non-conference men's lacrosse game. The Rams fall to 1-3 overall, while Hartwick improves to 2-1 with the win.
Hartwick led 2-1 after the first, and built up a four goal lead with five more in the second, leading 7-3 at the halftime break. The Rams evened the score in the third, with four goals while holding the Hawks scoreless. Farmingdale capitalized on a 3-minute penalty for an illegal stick on Hartwick freshman midfielder Connor Hudson (Moriches, N.Y.), scoring three goals during that time to tie the game at 7-7.
In the fourth period, Hartwick went up 9-7 on goals from sophomore attack Phil Schaefer (Holbrook, N.Y.) and junior midfielder Irvens Dupuy (Norwalk, Conn.). With 3:26 remaining, Rams senior midfielder Tim Caden (Setauket, N.Y.) scored an unassisted goal to make it 9-8, then less than two minutes later he dished off a pass to senior midfielder Shannon Robinson (Freeport, N.Y.) who would even the score at 9-9 with 1:52 on the clock.
Ciolino's goal would prove to be the game-winner for Hartwick, his third goal of the game. He also added an assist for the day. Schaefer led the team with six points on three goals and three assists. Hudson tallied a game-high 10 ground balls and went 11-for-20 on faceoffs. Senior midfielder Mike Morrison (Holbrook, N.Y.) picked up three ground balls and a team-high three caused turnovers. Sophomore goalkeeper Nick Triano (North Andover, Mass.) picked up the win making 14 saves.
For Farmingdale State, senior midfielder Rob Nosworthy (Massapequa, N.Y.) totaled four assists. Robinson finished with three goals, Caden finished with a goal, two assists, three ground balls and four caused turnovers. Junior midfielder Josh Lamantia (Setauket, N.Y.) caused five turnovers and picked up five ground balls. Junior long stick midfielder Ricky Morales (Holtsville, N.Y.) grabbed a game-high seven ground balls and caused three turnovers.
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Experience the remarkable story of the Memorial Art Gallery—100 years in the making!
In this one-of-a-kind, 112-page commemorative centennial volume, explore a century of art and Rochester history through a fascinating, photography-rich timeline. Meet the Gallery's founders, follow the events, people, and creative work that have shaped the collection, and discover what the next decades will hold for the MAG.
The book is 12″ x 9″, includes over 100 pages and is available in the Gallery Store. $24.99
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It's not always easy to keep perspective. Like when the 410 lb. orca whale purchasing $30-worth of Burger King for himself double-checks with the cashier that the soda he was served is Diet. But we here at Razzball know how difficult maintaining perspective can be, especially when you're drunk and trying to sketch moving objects. So from now until the start of the season, we're bringing you the 2010 Fantasy Team Previews, which will focus on each NBA team in hopes of painting a clearer fantasy picture. Who's starting over whom? Who might surprise you and who might make you want to hurl yourself off a bridge in a few months. Enjoy! Next up – The San Antonio Spurs.
Gained – Tiago Splitter (finally!)
Lost – Keith Bogans (this team will feel very familiar to you)
Probable position depth –
PG – Tony Parker, George Hill, Garrett Temple
SG – Manu Ginobili, James Anderson, Alonzo Gee
SF – Richard Jefferson, Bobby Simmons
PF – Tim Duncan, DeJuan Blair, Matt Bonner
C – Tiago Splitter, Antonio McDyess
Probable D-Leaguers –
G – Gary Neal, Kirk Penney, Curtis Gerells
F – James Gist
C – Marcus Cousin
3 Concerns Heading Into the Season –
1. What are the odds that just knowing George Hill is ready for a breakout season is enough to tear Tony Parker's ACL?
Not good. Whether it be his down season last year, the constant throng of trade rumors or the slow emergence of George Hill, everyone is down on Parker coming into this season. And while there are tons of players whom everyone seems down on and will suck accordingly, I don't think Parker will be one of them. In fact, I can see T.P. winning a lot of leagues for believers who took him in their draft a round later than he should have been available because of all this bad jeux-jeux aimed toward him. Barring an injury, Hill won't fully breakout (think Mr. Kool-Aid and a brick wall-style breakage) until 2011.
2. Sure Tiago Splitter is as handsome as the Rio Grande is long, but can he play in the NBA?
Absolutely, but he's not a scorer and in many fantasy leagues, guys who don't score get overlooked. Think of him as a poor man's Nene or Kirilenko, then remember that he hasn't played a single regular season game and drop him down your cheat sheets accordingly. Also, remember not to let Tiago hear you call him a poor man's anything – Tiago's also a spitter.
3. Why are people in my fantasy league drafting Richard Jefferson? I thought he died, like, two years ago!
He's alive and he'll be more alive in 2010 than he was in 2009. Jefferson had a personal off-year – that was part of his problem in '09. But his other problem was his role on the team. He's not the man, or even the second-hand man or the wingman on the Spurs. He's just the swingman on the Spurs. He went from an average USG% of 24.6 between 2004-08 to being involved in only 18.3 percent of the plays last season. And with the addition of Splitter and the emergence of Hill and Blair (along with the Spur staples) Jefferson just isn't a premiere option on this team. He was never intended to be. Stop thinking of him as Vince Carter's sidekick and start thinking of him as the Tayshaun Prince you draft if you miss out on drafting Tayshaun Prince.
Fantasy Disappointment in '10 – DeJuan Blair. The talent is there, but the minutes won't be. If you have room, go ahead and stash him on your bench while schadenfreude-ing Splitter and Duncan. Or you can just not draft him.
Biggest Fantasy Contributor in '10 – Tim Duncan. Timmy B. Duncan … unless his 34-year-old knees turn to mush like wet Saltines. Then, never mind.
Deep Sleeper – Tiago Splitter. He and Blair are the last Spurs drafted in most leagues, but unlike Blair, I think Splitter will average 30+ mpgs and provide a ton of peripheral stats. The knock on Splitter is that he won't score much and his minutes will be hampered by his fouls. I tend to agree with this knock (these knocks? the knockers?). That's the bad. The good is that I've agreed with knocks before and been way off. That's also kid of the bad since I write for a blog that supposedly helps sift others through the murky world of fantasy basketball. The good is that you probably stopped reading after the "3 Concerns" section of this post and won't ever know what I had to say about Splitter. Wait … no. No, that's also the bad.


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Mrs. Concern: "Oh NO! What will the neighbors think?!!!"
Monday, June 27, 2011
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Mrs. Concern: "Oh NO! What will the neighbors think?!!!"
18 comments:
I think they'll be wondering if your will and medical power of attorney are up to date.
- June 27, 2011 at 5:21 PM
- Empress Bee (of the high sea) said...
that is EXACTLY what my mother would have said.
smiles, bee
- June 27, 2011 at 6:04 PM
- bobbie said...
LOL ~ My Mom too!!!
- June 27, 2011 at 6:24 PM
- S said...
That's exactly what my mom (tried) to tell my Dad and sister when she had her stroke ... didn't want them to call 911 and have an ambulance come ...
- June 27, 2011 at 6:29 PM
There is social stigma attached to stroke? Who knew?
- June 27, 2011 at 6:31 PM
WTF? Hello, lady...
- June 27, 2011 at 9:08 PM
.... What will they think about WHAT, exactly?
- June 27, 2011 at 9:22 PM
Unfortunately 'what the neighbors would think' is why my grandmother didn't call an ambulance when my grandfather had his heart attack. Apparently having to move out of the neighborhood is better...
- June 27, 2011 at 10:29 PM
- Tee said...
Um, that you poisoned him with Clorox, of course.
Sheesh. It's amazing the first thing that jumps to people's mind.
- June 27, 2011 at 11:33 PM
My FIL died of prostate cancer. He had waterworks problems for a long time but refused to be examined per rectum. At the bunfight after his funeral, a relation of his was remarking on his own problems with lymphoma. My MIL derided the gentleman afterwards, bragging that HER husband had nottalked about his health issues and was "a modest man". I was sorely tempted to remark that her husband had just died of modesty...
- June 28, 2011 at 12:34 AM
"Fear of being murdered by my husband is the only thing that keeps them from letting their dog shit all over our lawn. If we look weak, every dog owner within 20 miles is going to take advantage of us. This time next month, we won't be able to open our front door."
- June 28, 2011 at 1:56 AM
"Especially after I just sold them a case of Amway anti-stroke pills."
- June 28, 2011 at 1:59 AM
"The guy across the street had one last month, and now we'll just look like copycats."
- June 28, 2011 at 2:01 AM
"I hope he at least remembered to close the curtains this time."
- June 28, 2011 at 2:02 AM
- Happy Vegemite said...
In my neighbourhood the neighbours would think along the lines of what casserole should they make to bring over.
- June 28, 2011 at 4:17 AM
As a paramedic, I ran into this all of the time - what will the neighbors think with an ambulance in the driveway? Many requested, actually demanded, we not use the red lights and siren when responding. They would request this even when their loved one was unresponsive and in several cases was not even breathing. We, of course, did not honor their requests.
- June 28, 2011 at 12:17 PM
- PA Honeybee said...
What a bizarre question! Who gives a crap what the neighbors think, it's your business and not theirs. It's a stroke, not a lovefest on the front lawn! Sheesh!
- June 28, 2011 at 3:19 PM
People are very strange. . .
- June 28, 2011 at 9:27 PM


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as promised i'm bringing you a post with pics this week! this was a custom piece i did for a little girl for her ninth birthday. after seeing my dolls at a festival, her mother contacted me for a custom piece.
apparently she had quite a conversation with her mom about what kind of doll she would make if she made one herself. (this custom piece was a surprise) here is the list her mom sent via email (posted with permission, of course):
The creature would rescue creatures who had been bullied
She would have the power to change the seasons and the weather so that if someone was being mean to another, she would cause it to snow on the bad person so they couldn't move.
The creature would be a girl with brown skin, dark brown eyes, black curly hair down to her hips and the hair would be able to be used as a nest for injured birds
She would wear leggings in the summer and then over them she would wear a furry skirt in the winter
She would have different colors of shirts (red, green, brown)
She would have soft faerie shoes and her feet might be hooved
She would have wings to fly throughout the forest where she would live
this was so much fun to make! i tried to incorporate as many of her ideas as possible, but i did have to compromise a little for simplicity's sake (she has shoes, but no hooves, and only one shirt- although it's removable so she could add her own if she wanted to)
here is her wristlet before it was sewn on. i embroidered little symbols that i thought would be good to represent her powers to control the weather: lightning bolt, raindrop, sun, snowflake, and tornado
and in these three photos you see the final placement of the symbols
i made some tiny birds out of felt and attached bobby pins to them so they could roost in her hair.
it's a little hard to see in these photos (black hair and fur is really hard to photograph well!) but she has little nest shaped buns on top of her head to help those injured birds.
so here she is with her leggings
i can't tell you how much fun it was to help a little girl's idea come to life. the rich imagination kids have is so astonishing. i'll be back next week with tales of cooking for nine and holiday craziness, in the meantime i wish my american readers a happy thanksgiving. safe travels, good company, and good eats to all,
thanks so much for taking your time to read today!


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Mark Nelson teaches a beautiful Hawaiian slack key piece called "Salomila."
Taught by Mark Kailana Nelson in Hawaiian slack key seriesLength: 19:00Difficulty: 3.0 of 5
Hi Mark, I didn't realize who you were until you mentioned Matt's Bound in your very first introduction - I have your book, it's my slack key bible! Fell in love with slack key years ago listening to Ray Kane, then discovered Keola Beamer, which led me to the book you and he did together. So excited to be going through your slack key series on JamPlay - thank you so much!
Mark, I'm loving this! I've played classical and finger style guitar for many years, and have always been interested in learning slack key. This is just what I've been looking for. My brother lives in Hilo, and the next time I visit I'll be able to wow him with a little slack key.
Mark, I'm loving this! I've played classical and finger style guitar for many years, and have always been interested in learning slack key. This is just what I've been looking for. My brother lives in Hilo, and the next time I visit I'll be able to wow him with a little slack key.
Mark - I watched very carefully your fingers, and I find that where your fingers are on the tabs does not fully correspond to the sheet music - - THAT is what has been throwing me off. I can play the melody, but the tabs in some cases, that I am using, do not correspond with the same notations in the sheet music - - it is the sheet music which does not align with some of what I am seeing your finger positions to be. Yes, I can take the time to print off tab sheets and go thru the process of re-writing the tab positions to get the melody you are playing, but it will not look quite like what you have in your sheet music. I think your sheet music is the problem because it does really need to check this out - - - have better and more complete sheet music with all the finger positions included.
Mark - I have been trying to get the melody down as you play it, but , perhaps I am missing something, but the notes on the sheet music, when I try to play them don't quite sound like what you are playing. I am hearing you playing the 10 th fret after the 9th fret, then, then picking 3rd and 4th fret??? Yet, I don't see this pattern in the first part of the sheet music??? So, I can play the sheet music, but it does not sound exactly like what you are playing. AND, it would help if you slowed way down so I could see exactly what you are plucking in slow sequence. After 3 days of watching this section, and not being able to play it the way you do, I am wondering if I should continue with this??? ?
could you please send me the words. I would love to sing along.
Thanks Mark. What an amazing way to play the guitar. I've learned old style slack and ki ho alu and I am hooked.
Mark, I am really enjoying these lessons. the Hawaiian music is really putting me into a great mood with the beautiful melodies. I've just started the lessons, and am looking forward to learning much more.
Great lesson, Mark. I'm coming here from your workshop at Lark, and I can't wait to get into the rest of the series. It feels like I'm in Hawaii already.
i dont get the picking pattern?
Hi - Not sure what you mean by "picking pattern." Essentially, the thumb keeps up a steady quarter note pulse & you grab melody notes with your fingers. Unlike some 60's era folkie pattern picking, every measure is unique. Take it slow & it'll make sense. If you need review, go back to the Bradda John lesson. good luck!
having lots of fun. my thumb is starting to gain it's independance.
Glad to hear you are progressing. There really is no shortcut to getting your thumb & fingers to work independently--you just have to keep drilling. But once you have it, everything else is EZ.
E kala mai (Sorry)! It looks like our pal who helping with the written parts of the lesson hasn't been to Hawai`i! It's Ray Kane. Also, the first song is "Kealoha." The one I play at the end is "Taro Patch Blues;" something I made up. Hope you like it! Mark
Is the proper spelling of Ray's last name Kahne?
Pretty song! I like the name, too :)
Hawaiian slack key is a beautiful style of guitar that originated in Hawaii. By blending relaxing melodies with intricate fingerstyle playing, this traditional genre of music is sure to please.
Lesson 1
Mark Nelson introduces Hawaiian slack key guitar and welcomes you to his lesson series.Length: 9:11 Difficulty: 0.5 Members Only
Lesson 2
Mark delves into the world of slack key guitar. He discusses basic concepts such as open tunings and chords.Length: 34:24 Difficulty: 1.5 Members Only
Lesson 3
In this lesson, Mark teaches a slack key arrangement of the classic song "Brother John."Length: 14:12 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 4
Mark Nelson teaches a beautiful Hawaiian piece that he calls "Old Style Slack."Length: 30:00 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 5
Turnarounds are very important to the slack key genre. Mark explains what they are and how they are used in this lesson.Length: 22:00 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 6
Mark Nelson teaches a beautiful Hawaiian slack key piece called "Salomila."Length: 19:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 7
Mark Nelson demonstrates how double stops are used in Hawaiian slack key guitar.Length: 22:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 8
Mark Nelson teaches a beautiful piece of music he calls "Ki Ho'Alu Slide."Length: 15:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 9
Mark Nelson teaches a few more turnarounds. He demonstrates how you can link two turnarounds together.Length: 9:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 10
Mark Nelson returns to the song "Salomila." Learn an altered version of this song that will put your slack key skills to the test.Length: 14:30 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 11
Mark Nelson provides you with more slack key building blocks. He demonstrates some new turnarounds that involve playing double stops in sixths.Length: 23:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 12
Mark Nelson returns to the song "Old Style Slack." In this lesson, he teaches a more advanced arrangement of the song.Length: 23:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 13
Mark demonstrates some additional double stops and discusses common slack key chords.Length: 18:30 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 14
Mark Nelson teaches an original song called "Taropatch Blues." He also explains how improvisation is used in the slack key genre.Length: 19:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 15
Mark Nelson reviews the lesson series up to this point and discusses its future.Length: 16:00 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 16
Mark Nelson introduces the G Wahine tuning, also known as double slack. He teaches a song in this tuning called "Aunty Style Slack."Length: 21:10 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 17
Mark introduces the concept of the clave rhythm. He explains what the clave is and provides some fun Hawaiian themed exercises to play.Length: 15:56 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 18
Mark Nelson will teaches a slack key piece called "Malasadas." This lesson applies the clave bass pattern from lesson 17.Length: 14:17 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 19
Mark expands your knowledge of double slack tuning. He introduces some common chords and double stops in this tuning.Length: 13:57 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 20
Mark Nelson teaches a beautiful Hawaiian slack key song entitled "Playful Popoki."Length: 23:08 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 21
Mark teaches another version of "Playful Popoki."Length: 25:17 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 22
Mark Nelson introduces C Wahine tuning.Length: 10:54 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 23
Mark Nelson expands on Drop C / C Wahine tuning. He explains how familiar chords and double stops can be played in this tuning.Length: 15:31 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 24
Mark Nelson teaches a classic Hawaiian slack key piece entitled "Hi`ilawe."Length: 18:12 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 25
Mark "Kailana" Nelson covers the Drop C / C Wahine tuning again in this lesson. This time around he introduces more chords and variations.Length: 10:54 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 26
Mark Nelson teaches a beautiful piece entitled "Molokai Waltz" in this lesson. This song demonstrates how you can play melody out of chord shapes.Length: 13:30 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 27
Mark Nelson teaches a Hawaiian slack key piece entitled "Kowali" in this lesson.Length: 13:42 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 28
Mark Nelson returns to the song "Kowali" and introduces the concept of modulation in this lesson.Length: 11:30 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 29
Mark Nelson returns to the world of Hawaiian slack key with a beautiful piece entitled "Sanoe."Length: 17:36 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 30
Mark revisits the beautiful song "Sanoe." He explains how the song modulates in this lesson.Length: 11:31 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 31
Mark Nelson returns with more slack key! Find out what Mark plans to teach in upcoming lessons and learn his approach to fingerpicking technique.Length: 14:00 Difficulty: 1.0 Members Only
Lesson 32
Mark Nelson explores the wonders of the beautiful F Wahine tuning.Length: 29:37 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 33
Mark Nelson shares his rendition of the beautiful slack key song "My Yellow Ginger Lei."Length: 14:55 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 34
Mark Nelson teaches a basic version of the song "Mauna Loa."Length: 10:26 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 35
Mark teaches a more elaborate version of "Mauna Loa."Length: 12:00 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 36
Mark Nelson teaches a song called "Kawohikukapulani" and discusses the history behind it.Length: 9:19 Difficulty: 0.5 Members Only
Lesson 37
Mark Nelson talks about discovering your own style as he plays and improvises "My Yellow Ginger Lei" in F Wahine tuning.Length: 27:00 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 38
Mark Nelson shares his rendition of the song "He Aloha No'o Honolulu" in F Wahine tuning.Length: 11:25 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 39
Mark Nelson covers an extended version of "He Aloha No'o Honolulu" and continues to touch on the subject of creating your own style.Length: 20:17 Difficulty: 3.5 Members Only
Lesson 40
Mark Nelson shares his beautiful rendition of the song "Makee Ailana" in this lesson.Length: 22:00 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 41
Mark Nelson shares his rendition of "Tiare Tahiti," a lovely song named after the sweet Tahitian Tiare flower.Length: 20:22 Difficulty: 0.5 Members Only
Lesson 42
Mark continues his discussion on the song "Tiare Tahiti" in this lesson.Length: 17:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 43
Mark Nelson begins his series wrap-up with a lesson about the similarities and differences between tunings. The song "Sanoe" is used as an example.Length: 12:27 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 44
Mark continues his series wrap-up with another great lesson filled with information on tunings.Length: 21:23 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 45
Mark Nelson concludes his series wrap-up with a lesson on "My Yellow Ginger Lei" in Taropatch tuning. He also shares tips and advice to continue on your own until he returns to JamPlay with more lessons.Length: 19:51 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 46
Mark Kailana Nelson is back by popular demand with more amazing slack key guitar! In this series reintroduction, he talks about what he will be teaching in his new set of lessons.Length: 10:27 Difficulty: 1.0 Members Only
Lesson 47
Mark Nelson continues his Slack Key series with another song called "Nanea Kou Maka i ka Le'ale'a." Mark lays out the basics of the song and talks a little about making it your own.Length: 24:38 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 48
Mark Nelson talks about intros and outros using the tune, "Nanea Kou Maka i ka Le'ale'a" as an example to work from.Length: 19:34 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 49
Mark Nelson introduces "'Ulupalakua," a song he will be using to teach different skills and techniques. In this lesson, he explains the tune and asks that you get it under your belt before moving on.Length: 6:42 Difficulty: 2.0 FREE
Lesson 50
Mark Nelson touches on singing and backing up a singer in this lesson. He uses the song "'Ulupalakua" as an example and explains the lyrics.Length: 25:02 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 51
Mark Nelson demonstrates some fun variations to spice up your playing using the song "Ulupalakua" as an example.Length: 29:23 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 52
Mark Nelson wraps up this tune by demonstrating two similar songs you may play now that you have "Ulupalakua" under your belt.Length: 8:01 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 53
Mark Nelson introduces the catchy "Hula Blues" in this lesson. He asks that you get the song under your belt before moving on to the lessons to follow.Length: 20:22 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 54
Mark Nelson continues his instruction on the catchy tune "Hula Blues" with some fun variations.Length: 23:33 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 55
Mark Nelson continues the "Hula Blues" with a lesson on lyrics and singing. Mark demonstrates some useful tips and tricks to get you going.Length: 15:53 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 56
Mark Nelson introduces a new slack key tune called "'Opihi Mo'emo'e" in this lesson. As usual, Mark starts off by going over each section of the song and asks that you to get it down before moving...Length: 23:41 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 57
Mark Nelson shows off some fun variations for the catchy slack key tune "'Opihi Mo'emo'e." His primary goal for this lesson is to help make this song unique to your personal style.Length: 13:36 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 58
Mark Nelson wraps up the tune "Opihi Mo'emo'e" in this lesson, providing full tab and discussing song structure.Length: 11:50 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 59
In this short miniseries wrap-up, Mark Nelson slides into his own version of the blues, slack key style.Length: 5:00 Difficulty: 0.0 Members Only
Lesson 60
Mark Nelson introduces and explains an open Bb major tuning in this miniseries introduction.Length: 14:09 Difficulty: 1.0 Members Only
Lesson 61
Mark Nelson goes over a tune called "Green Rose Hula" in the beautiful B flat tuning.Length: 12:25 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 62
In this lesson, Mark Nelson takes a look at more complex harmonies while teaching the beautiful song "Pua Lilia".Length: 12:57 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 63
Mark Nelson wraps up his open Bb tuning miniseries with a look at a song you might recognize from previous lessons, "'Ulupalakua".Length: 10:28 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
About Mark Kailana Nelson
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Ki Ho `alu, or slack key guitar, is a uniquely Hawaiian music. Legend has it that Spanish cowboys hired to teach cattle handling in the 1830's brought the first guitars the Polynesians had seen. Until very recently, slack key
was almost unknown outside of the Islands.
Mark's lifelong interest in slack key led him to write "Learn to Play Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar" (Mel Bay Publications), with legendary Hawaiian musician Keola Beamer – the first widely available instruction method for this gentle art. Keola and Mark co-host the Aloha Music Camp – an immersion into the music and culture of Hawaii held each summer in the Hawaiian Islands.
Mark's 2004 CD, "The Water is Wide," brings together the nahenahe sounds of slack key guitar with the sweet sounds of the dulcimer. In 2006 he released "Old Time Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar," nineteen classic Hawaiian songs recorded live in the studio. A book of note-for-note transcriptions in Tab and standard notation facilitates learning the songs.. His most recent book and CD set, "Ke Kukima Polinahe," is the first-ever recording of traditional slack key music arranged for the dulcimer.
Mark began playing guitar and bass professionally at the not-so-tender age of 12. Over the years he's added a number of instruments, including mandolin, `ukulele, bodhran and the Appalachian dulcimer and its European kin.
In the early 1970's Mark was one of a handful of free-spirited musicians who created a whole new vocabulary for the Appalachian dulcimer and guitar. He created a driving flatpicking dulcimer style, playing the instrument with a force and passion seldom heard before. A first place win at the National Mountain Dulcimer Championships in Winfield, Kansas in 1979 led to appearances at festivals, colleges and coffeehouses across North America and Europe, and a recording career spanning over 25 years.
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It's true that both men and women live in poverty, face discrimination and must overcome obstacles. But throughout history—in every
country in the world—women and girls face additional obstacles and discrimination solely because of their gender.
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An Introduction to the Responsibility to Protect
Recognizing the failure to adequately respond to the most heinous crimes known to humankind, world leaders made a historic commitment to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity at the United Nations (UN) 2005 World Summit. This commitment, entitled the Responsibility to Protect, stipulates that:
1. The State carries the primary responsibility for the protection of populations from genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing.
2. The international community has a responsibility to assist States in fulfilling this responsibility.
3. The international community should use appropriate diplomatic, humanitarian and other peaceful means to protect populations from these crimes. If a State fails to protect its populations or is in fact the perpetrator of crimes, the international community must be prepared to take stronger measures, including the collective use of force through the UN Security Council.
In this section, you will find the following topics:
1. International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS)
2. Secretary-General Kofi Annan Promotes RtoP
3. The AU's Constitutive Act and the Ezulwini Consensus
4. The 2005 World Summit
5. Developments at the United Nations Since 2005
6. The report of the Secretary General: Implementing the Responsibility to Protect
7. UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/63/308 on the Responsibility to Protect
8. UN General Assembly Debate and Dialogues on RtoP
Since the end of the Second World War, an international effort has been undertaken to protect civilians in armed conflict and prevent genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. In 1948 the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was adopted by the United Nations, and entered into force three years later. The Convention was the steppingstone in the international community's attempt to ensure the horrors witnessed during the Holocaust would never occur again. However, the resounding promise of "Never Again" would prove to be hollow.
1. International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS)
The term Responsibility to Protect was first presented in the report of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS) in December 2001. The Commission had been formed in response to Kofi Annan's question of when the international community must intervene for humanitarian purposes. Building on Francis Deng's idea of sovereignty as responsibility, the Commission addressed the question of when state sovereignty - a fundamental principle of international law - must yield to protection against the most egregious violations of humanitarian and international law, including genocide, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. View a Summary of the ICISS Report.
The timing of this reports' release in December 2001 was devastating to its initial reception. After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the international debate shifted away from consideration of measures to prevent genocide and mass atrocity toward measures for the prevention and preemption of terrorist activities and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Moreover, the invasion of Iraq in 2003, premised in part on an argument of humanitarian intervention, was even more destructive to the advancement of the RtoP agenda. The invasion heightened concerns that RtoP would be used to further erode the sovereignty of smaller developing countries.
However, although support for RtoP was limited in the initial period after the release of the ICISS report, ongoing humanitarian disasters, including the failure to protect the people of Darfur, signaled that more needed to be done by the international community as a whole to respond to genocide and other threats against populations.
2. Secretary-General Kofi Annan Promotes RtoP
In September 2003, the Secretary-General called for Member States to strengthen the UN to better advance development, security, and the protection of human rights. In recognition of the urgent need to address the UN's failures to respond to genocide, the Secretary-General challenged Member States to include protection from genocide as part of this UN reform agenda. The Secretary-General then formed the High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change to report on how the UN should confront the greatest security threats of the 21st century. In December, 2004, the High-level Panel released its report, A More Secure World: Our Shared Responsibility. Included in the report's 101 recommendations on strengthening the international security framework was an endorsement of an international responsibility to protect populations from grave threats.
After consultations with governments and UN officials, and with input from many civil society organizations, the Secretary-General published his own report entitled In Larger Freedom: Towards Development, Security and Human Rights for All. Similar to the High-level Panel, the Secretary-General emphasized the need of governments to take action against threats of massive human rights violations and other large scale acts of violence against civilians. He called on governments to embrace the Responsibility to Protect, emphasizing that while it is first and foremost the individual governments responsibility to protect its population, the responsibility shifts to the international community when the state is unable or unwilling to protect their citizens. He also emphasized that the international community must use a range of measures to protect populations, which could include diplomatic and humanitarian efforts, and as a last resort may include the use of military force.
3. The AU's Constitutive Act and the Ezulwini Consensus
Meanwhile, in 2000, African nations were working to enshrine the principles of R2P within the founding Charter of the African Union (AU). First, the Constitutive Act defines the promotion of peace, security and stability and the promotion and protection of "human and peoples' rights" as core obejective of the Union. Second, it identifies "respect for democratic principles, human rights, the rule of law and good governance", "respect for the sanctity of human life", and "condemnation and rejection of impunity" among its core values. Most significantly, Article 4(h) of the Constitutive Act states that it is the "right of the Union to intervene in a Member State pursuant to a decision of the Assembly in respect of grave circumstances, namely war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity." This important clause conveys one end of the full R2P spectrum - military intervention - but the Charter shows the commitment of African Nations to protecting populations from atrocity, even if infringement on the sovereignty of its members is required.
The report, known as the "Ezulwini Consensus", was expressed at the African Union's 7th Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council of 1-8 March 2005, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In its report, the AU embraced the Responsibility to Protect and recognized the authority of the Security Council to decide on the use of force in situations of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and ethnic cleansing. It also insisted on the need for an empowerment of regional organizations to take action in such cases. In 2005, with RtoP as part of the proposed recommendations for improving the UN, the African Union responded by its own evaluation of th proposed reforms.
4. 2005 World Summit
Paragraphs 138-139 of the World Summit Outcome Document, Heads of State and government agreed to the following:
That each individual state has the primary responsibility to protect its populations from genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing. And it is also a responsibility for prevention of these crimes
That the international community should encourage or assist states to exercise this responsibility.
5. Developments at the United Nations Since 2005
b) Focus on the Protection of Civilians in Libya & Cote d'Ivoire
Security Council Resolution 1973 on Libya
Following a range of earlier attempts to implement peaceful measures, such as diplomatic incentives, asset freezes, arms embargo, and ICC referral, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1973 on 17 March 2011, approving a no-fly-zone, calling for an immediate cease-fire and tightening sanctions on the Muammar Qaddafi regime in Libya.
This was a follow-up to Resolution 1970, which first called upon Libya's "responsibility to protect" by referring the situation to the ICC and imposing initial financial sanctions as well as an arms embargo. Language from Resolution 1973 called the enforcement of a no-fly zone and for "all necessary measures to protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat or attack…. while excluding a foreign occupation force of any form." The Resolution condemned the Libyan government for failing to comply with international law and for allowing gross violations of human rights and attacks that may amount to crimes against humanity.
Security Council Resolution 1975 on Côte d'Ivoire
In response to the escalating, post-election violence against the population of Côte d'Ivoire, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1975 on 30 March 2011. The Resolution condemned the gross human rights violations committed by supporters of both Gbagbo and President Ouattara stating, "the attacks currently taking place in Côte d'Ivoire against the civilian population could amount to crimes against humanity." The resolution cited "the primary responsibility of each State to protect civilians," called for the immediate transfer of power to Ouattara, and reaffirmed the mandate of the UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) to "use all necessary means to protect life and property."
Resolution 1975 mandated targeted sanctions against Gbagbo and his close supporters, while reaffirming the UN mandate in Côte d'Ivoire to protect civilians and the use of all necessary means to protect them, while preventing the use of heavy weapons. In an effort to protect the people of Côte d'Ivoire from further atrocities, a military operation began on 4 April 2011 and Gbagbo's hold on power ended on 11 April when he was arrested by Ouattara's forces after days of fighting with UNOCI and the French military.
On 12 January 2009, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a report entitled Implementing the Responsibility to Protect(RtoP). The report is the first comprehensive document from the UN Secretariat on the Responsibility to Protect, following Ban's stated commitment to turn the concept into policy. The Secretary General's report sets the tone and the direction for the discussion on the subject at the UN. The report proposes a terminological framework for understanding the Responsibility to Protect and outlines measures and actors involved in implementing the three-pillar approach, first outlined in the Secretary General's July 2008 Berlin Speech. The three pillars are:
- Pillar One stresses that States have the primary responsibility to protect their populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.
- Pillar Two addresses the commitment of the international community to provide assistance to States in building capacity to protect their populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity and to assisting those which are under stress before crises and conflicts break out.
- Pillar Three focuses on the responsibility of international community to take timely and decisive action to prevent and halt genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes and crimes against humanity when a State is anifestly failing to protect its populations.
Importantly, the Secretary-General urges the General Assembly to consider the strategy for implementing RtoP as prescribed in the report. It also gives a particular attention to early warning, and introduces specific recommendations regarding a future proposal to create a joint-office between the Special Adviser with a focus on the Responsibility to Protect and the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide. See our summary of the report
A/RES/63/308) was introduced by the delegation of Guatemala and was co-sponsored by 67 Member States. The GA took note of the report of the Secretary-General and of the "timely and productive" debate in the General Assembly, and decided to continue its consideration of RtoP. View the summary of statements on the adoption of the resolution.
8. UN General Assembly Debates & Dialogues on RtoP
• 2009 General Assembly Debate on the Responsibility to Protect
• 2010 General Assembly Interactive Dialogue on Early Warning, Assessment and the Responsibility to Protect
• 2011 General Assembly Informal Interactive Dialogue on the Role of Regional and Sub-regional Arrangements in Implementing the Responsibility to Protect
• 2013 General Assembly Informal, Interactive Dialogue on the Responsibility to Protect: State Responsibility and Prevention
• 2014 General Assembly Informal, Interactive Dialogue on the Responsibility to Protect: International Assistance


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The Case for Slowing Down in 2015
Research has shown that it takes 25 minutes for the average person to mentally recover from a single phone call or other such interruption during work. The problem is, research has also shown that these sorts of interruptions occur in our daily lives every 11 or so minutes. So when you're halfway de-stressed from one interruption, another one comes blundering along into your life. It's like consistently getting 4 hours of sleep when your body craves 8; it's going to catch up with you — and it's not going to be pretty.
Chronic, unrelenting stress is dangerous to our health, happiness, and longevity, being at the root of myriad chronic diseases and imbalances. But the benefits of reducing stress and slowing down in life are universal:
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Small life changes, like reducing an addiction to technology, can help you experience less stress in your daily life, and deal with stressors more healthily when they do come thundering along.
Take a card from the techies at Google: take a technology sabbath. Shut your electronics off for one day or an entire weekend. Read books, play games with your family, go outdoors, experience creativity-inducing boredom.
Even if you don't have the luxury to take a technology sabbath, you can still slow down your daily routine. Make yourself a hearty homemade breakfast instead of rushed buttered toast, and give yourself the time to mindfully enjoy it. Eat dinner with your family without checking your phone midway. Listen to the sounds of birds instead of blasting music on your walk to the local cafe. Every little bit helps. Here are 4 additional ways to slow your life down:
1. Do a few important things instead of many trivial things.
2. Leave early for events so you don't have to rush.
3. Practice basic meditation for 5-25 minutes a day. Become comfortable with 'doing nothing'. It has been scientifically proven to reduce stress.
4. Spend as much time as you can in nature, undistracted; even if all you can spare is just one day a month. It revitalizes you.
5. Eliminate what is unnecessary in your life — people, technology, fragile furnishings, et cetera; anything that requires trivial efforts, causes stress, or serves no function. "Our life is frittered away by detail… simplify, simplify." Thoreau
We are bombarded by facts and information in our everyday lives — so much so that it is impossible to absorb more than a fraction of it. Slow down and let yourself learn, hear, and see new things. Stop opening your browser window; slow down and open yourself up to the world.
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For a man who's been branded a warped, God-fearing mentalist, Luke Steele obviously has his head screwed on when it's time to make a record.
Taken from last year's eclectically excellent debut album 'Lovers', The Sleepy Jackson's latest single is an example of Steele's ability to craft a catchy, trundling piece of guitar pop. George Harrison guitars, sunshine harmonies, and an unintentional nod to Badly Drawn Boy's 'Something To Talk About' can all be heard throughout 'This Day''s jaunty four minutes. The song's sing-along chorus is either destined for festivals up and down the country, or it will soon become the hook for the new Vodafone advertising campaign.
It doesn't really go anywhere, but it's well put together, infinitely listenable, and is backed by the equally pleasing 'Come to This'. Now, where's that Lightning Seeds record…
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will kenton's smith make the drop to 195 ?
why didnt lhamon wrestle at findlay ?
and btw im not his dad
WBL wrestling preseason talk
Started by bigsportsman, Nov 06 2014 10:52 AM
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Posted 09 December 2014 - 01:03 PM
Posted 21 January 2015 - 08:12 PM
WapakWarrior, on 09 November 2014 - 10:06 PM, said:
If this is what the Wapak program looks like doing nothing all season looks like other teams should follow this.
Wapak will be lucky to be in the top 3. Talked to a couple of wrestlers and they said they have had no off season workouts of any kind, no weightlifting nothing .
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